With originally scheduled aircraft ZK-OKF having been sent to Beijing in place of ZK-OKA and with ZK-OKA not yet available for traffic this evenings NZ287 to Shanghai is delayed until tomorrow when it will be operated by ZK-OKD inbound from Vancouver as NZ83.

Boeing 777-219ER ZK-OKA arrived into Auckland as NZ5 from Los Angeles but was unable to operate its scheduled departure as NZ289 to Beijing. This flight is delayed until tomorrow when it will be operated by sister ZK-OKF inbound from Beijing as NZ288.

Seats 2 Suit is being trialled on the NZ175/NZ176 Auckland – Perth services. The Air New Zealand website also offers passengers the option of routes via Eastern Australian gateways via Virgin Australia codeshares.

Boeing 747-419 ZK-NBT operating NZ118 Sydney – Auckland was on approach to Auckland at around 1,000 feet when the #4 engine emitted a loud bang and and a streak of flame. Crew shut down the engine and continued for a safe landing.

Mount Cook ATR72-500 ZK-MCO operating NZ5090 Wellington – Hamilton suffered a hydraulic failure resulting in the crew getting an unsafe gear indication. Following a low overflight in order for the tower to inspect the gear a successful landing was accomplished.